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Summary:

A university student, after failing his examinations, drops out of school, looks for a job, and decides to embark on a career in business. He becomes an independent salesperson, paid on commission, much to the great despair of his father, a descendant of a noble caste who thinks engaging in commerce is the ultimate disgrace to the family reputation. As part of his business dealings, the now ex-student discovers the expedient value of corrupt practices. After lengthy hesitation, he agrees to provide a prostitute (none other than the sister of his best friend in school) in order to obtain a contract. He says nothing about all this to his father, who may to some extent only be pretending to be ignorant of what is being concealed from him.

Contributors:

Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992 , screenwriter, director, composer

Guha, Subir , producer

Mukherjee, Pradip , actor

Banerjee, Satya , actor

Dey, Dipankar , actor

Chakravarti, Lily , actor

Sen, Aparna, 1945- , actor

Śaṃkara, 1933-

Indusfilms

Merchant and Ivory Foundation

Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)

Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)

Languages:

Bengali
English

Language Notes:

Bengali dialogue, English subtitles.

Main Work:

Jana araṇya (Motion picture)

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Jana-araṇya [by Śaṃkara]

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: The middleman
Also known as: Masses' Music

Subjects:

Śaṃkara, 1933- — Film adaptations

Sales personnel — India — Drama

Fathers and sons — India — Drama

Bengali language films

Śaṃkara, 1933-

Sales personnel

Fathers and sons

India

Genres:

Film adaptations

Fiction films

Feature films

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

VHS; Hif-fi; digitally mastered.

Performers:

Cast: Pradip Mukherjee, Satya Banerjee, Dipankar Dey, Lily Chakravarti, Aparna Sen, Gautam Chakravarti, Sudesna Das, Utpal Dutta, Rabi Ghosh, Bimal Chatterjee, Arati Bhatacharya, Padma Devi, Soven Lahiri, Santosh Dutta, Bimal Deb, Ajeya Mukherjee, Kalyan Sen, Alokendu Dey.

Production Credits:

Photography, Soumendu Roy; art director, Ashoke Bose; editor, Dulal Dutta.

General Notes:

Credits in English followed by Bengali.
Adapted from the novella, Jana Aranya, by Sankar.
Originally produced as motion picture in India by Indus Films in 1975.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (131 min.) : sound, black & white ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 11083

ISBNs:

0800185072
9780800185077

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Columbia Tristar Home Video: 24023

OCLC Numbers:

1049035394
61735602 [Invalid]